Digital Research Consortium at UCLA

Intro to 3D Modeling with SketchUp
2020-08-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will introduce 3D modeling through the use of SketchUp, an intuitive modeling application that lets you create and edit 3D models. The workshop will cover: navigating and understanding 3D space, drawing basics, textures, tags, importing and exporting, and much more. Note: This workshop will be using Sketch-up free. If you would like to follow the workshop, please make sure you have signed up for a SketchUp free account at https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing/sketchup-free
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

3D Modeling for Cultural Heritage Research
2020-08-13 10:00 - 22:30, 2020-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will explore how 3D modeling can be used as a research tool and will cover: What is Cultural heritage modeling? How 3D modeling benefits research, modeling approaches, attaching data to models, and best practices.
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Introduction to DEVONthink
2020-07-30 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will explore DEVONthink, a powerful document and information management tool that allows you to collect, organize, edit, and annotate documents of any kind.
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Excel For Research
2020-07-23 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will explore several tools in Microsoft Excel useful in conducting research. The workshop will cover basic and advanced techniques such as Importing and formatting text, tables, joining data sets, PivotTables, conditional formatting, and connecting to external data sources.
This Workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the Workshop.

Introduction to Scrivener
2020-07-16 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will explore Scrivener, a writing application designed for long writing projects. The workshop will cover core concepts, importing documents and research into Scrivener, view modes, using metadata, tagging, keywords, and much more.
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Presentation Strategies and Tools
2020-07-09 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-04-23 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop will examine a variety of strategies, tools, and design tips to create engaging and compelling presentations designed to better connect you with your audience.
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Tools for Research in the Field and Archive
2020-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
No matter the discipline organizing your research data can be a daunting task. This workshop will examine a variety of tools and strategies useful in collecting, organizing, and storing data gathered in the Field and Archive.
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

3D Modeling for Cultural Heritage Research
2020-02-06 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This workshop will explore how 3D modeling can be used as a research tool and will cover: What is Cultural heritage modeling? How 3D modeling benefits research, modeling approaches, attaching data to models, and best practices.
This workshop will be held in the Scholarly Innovation Labs, Room 11630L, located on the first floor of the Charles E. Young Research Library.

Tools for Research in the Field and Archive
2020-01-30 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
No matter the discipline organizing your research data can be a daunting task. This workshop will examine a variety of tools and strategies useful in collecting, organizing, and storing data gathered in the Field and Archive.
This workshop will be held in the Scholarly Innovation Labs, Room 11630L, located on the first floor of the Charles E. Young Research Library.

Presentation Strategies and Tools
2020-01-23 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This workshop will examine a variety of strategies, tools, and design tips to create engaging and compelling presentations designed to better connect you with your audience.
This workshop will be held in the Scholarly Innovation Labs, Room 11630L, located on the first floor of the Charles E. Young Research Library.

Tools for Research in the Field and Archive Workshop
2019-11-21 10:00 - 23:30 UTC
No matter the discipline organizing your research data can be a daunting task. This workshop will examine a variety of tools and strategies useful in collecting, organizing, and storing data gathered in the Field and Archive.

Excel for Research Workshop
2019-11-14 10:00 - 23:30 UTC | Research Commons Classroom (YRL), UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Rm. 11630F, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This hands-on session will explore several tools in Microsoft Excel useful in conducting research. The workshop will cover basic and advanced techniques such as Importing and formatting text, tables, joining data sets, PivotTables, conditional formatting, and connecting to external data sources.

Presentation Strategies and Tools Workshop
2019-11-07 10:00 - 23:30 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This workshop will examine a variety of strategies, tools, and design tips to create engaging and compelling presentations designed to better connect you with your audience.

Affinity Designer Workshop
2018-11-21 13:30 - 14:30 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Intro to Affinity Designer

Advanced Research Workshop Series: Intro to Databases: Filemaker Pro
2018-10-31 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This workshop is intended to give a general overview of Filemaker Pro and answer the questions what is a database and when to use one. The workshop will cover basic and advanced topics such as creating tables, fields, and layouts; importing and exporting data; performing calculations; and automating with scripts.
Please note:

If you wish to follow along in the workshop please have the latest version of FileMaker Pro, or FileMaker Pro demo installed.
Important: The current CLICC laptops do not have FileMaker Pro installed.

Affinity Photo Workshop
2018-10-24 13:30 - 14:30 UTC | Scholarly Innovation Labs, 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
Intro to Affinity Photo

Advanced Research Workshop Series: Intro to Spreadsheets Excel
2018-10-17 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Research Commons Classroom (YRL), UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Rm. 11630F, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
This hands-on session is a general overview of the tools in Microsoft Excel 2016 and will answer the questions what is a spreadsheet and when to use one? The workshop will cover basic and advanced topics such as entering organizing and formatting data, how to work with multiple worksheets, using functions to perform calculations, making graphs, and creating PivotTables.

DResSUP 2018 Works-In-Progress Showcase. An informal celebration featuring digital research projects of eleven UCLA grad students
2018-08-16 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Charles E. Young Research Library Pods, Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Curious about how librarians partner with digital researchers? Stop by between 2 and 4 to view projects ranging from affordable housing, German films, aerial maps of El Salvador, Jewish-Muslim connections in Islamic texts, and many more!
Food and drinks will be provided.
Thursday August 16, 2018 | 2 – 4 PM Charles E. Young Research Library Pods

Christmas Day
2017-12-25 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Thanksgiving
2017-11-23 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Veterans Day
2017-11-11 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Veterans Day (observed)
2017-11-10 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Election Day
2017-11-07 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Daylight Saving Time End
2017-11-05 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Halloween
2017-10-31 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Software Carpentry Workshop (R)
2017-10-16 09:00 - 2017-10-17 17:00 UTC | Young Research Library
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper “Best Practices for Scientific Computing“.
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: Young Research Library. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Oct 16-17, 2017. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (see here). They are also required to abide by Software Carpentry’s Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organisers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email lib_archivehelp@em.ucla.edu for more information.

Introduction to SPSS
2017-10-16 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | CLICC Classroom B, 3rd Floor Powell Library, Election Walk, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
SPSS is a very easy-to-use statistical package that runs on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX platforms. This class is designed for people who are just starting to use SPSS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SPSS for doing statistics, graphics, and data management. The class notes are the scripts for the class. The class notes can be found at https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/spss/seminars/notes/.
RSVP at https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-spss-4

Introduction to SAS
2017-10-09 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | CLICC Classroom B, 3rd Floor Powell Library, Election Walk, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
SAS is a powerful statistical package that runs on many platforms, including Windows and Unix. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using SAS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SAS for statistics, graphics, and data management. The class notes can be found at https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/sas/seminars/notes/.
RSVP at https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-spss-3
